CreateObject

CreateObject

Syntax

Helper.CreateObject

VB6 Procedure

Function CreateObject(ByVal fullPath As String) As cOAPI

Parameters

fullPath

The full path to SAP2000.exe.

Remarks

Starts SAP2000 at the given path and returns an instance 
 of SapObject if successful, nothing otherwise.

VBA Example

Public Sub Example()

Dim myHelper As cHelper

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim SapObject As cOAPI

Dim ret As Long

'create SapObject

Set myHelper = New Helper

Set SapObject = myHelper.CreateObject("C:\Program 
 Files\Computers and Structures\SAP2000 22\SAP2000.exe")

'start SAP2000 application

ret = SapObject.ApplicationStart()

'create SapModel object

Set SapModel = SapObject.SapModel

'initialize model

ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel()

'close SAP2000

ret = SapObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

Set myHelper = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 17.00

See Also

SapObject.ApplicationStart